2008 Films

Beautiful Son

2007. USA. 63 mins. Directed by Julianne Yamamoto King, Don King. Produced by Julianne Yamamoto King, Don King, Charlotte Lagarde.

The filmmakers of Beautiful Son are the parents of Beau, whose change in behavior during the third year of his life led to a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. “Beau wasn’t Beau anymore,” his parents say, as they take us on their quest to save their son from a condition that was once considered quite rare but is now approaching epidemic proportions. They team up with other parents and doctors in a grassroots movement to find alternative solutions to the complex and heartbreaking plight of autism. TBW